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Kremlin critic wants international probe into Nemtsov deathhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3391448-kremlin-critic-wants-international-probe-nemtsov-death.html
PARIS (AP) — A British investor who made millions in Russia before his lawyer was imprisoned and died is calling for an international investigation into the killing of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.
U.S.-born William Browder is suggesting a probe led by the United Nations, the Council of Europe or the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:51:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3391448-kremlin-critic-wants-international-probe-nemtsov-death.html2015-03-03T16:51:00ZRussian soccer official says country must tackle racismhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3391250-russian-soccer-official-country-tackle-racism.html
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia needs to crack down on racism ahead of hosting the 2018 World Cup, the general secretary of the Russian Football Union said Tuesday.
Anatoly Vorobyov told The Associated Press that "unfortunately not everything is going smoothly" with Russia's fight against racism in soccer. Last week, a report by two anti-discrimination organizations...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:36:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3391250-russian-soccer-official-country-tackle-racism.html2015-03-03T15:36:00ZHunger-striking Ukrainian pilot's health stable, Russia sayshttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3391238-hunger-striking-ukrainian-pilots-health-stable-russia.html
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian prison official says the jailed Ukrainian military pilot who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months is in a stable condition.
Anatoly Rudy told the Tass news agency Tuesday that if Nadezhda Savchenko's health severely deteriorates she could be transferred to a civilian hospital. The comments came a day after the pr...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:54:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3391238-hunger-striking-ukrainian-pilots-health-stable-russia.html2015-03-03T14:54:00ZIraq launches operation to retake Tikrit from Islamic Statehttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3388570-iraq-launches-operation-to-retake-tikrit-islamic.html
BAGHDAD (AP) — Backed by Iranian-supported Shiite militias, Iraqi forces launched a large-scale offensive Monday to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown from the Islamic State group, the first in a series of campaigns to try to reclaim large parts of northern Iraq from the Sunni extremists.
Previous attempts to capture the symbolic city have failed, and hours...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:33:17 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3388570-iraq-launches-operation-to-retake-tikrit-islamic.html2015-03-02T20:33:17ZLabor disputes disrupt SAS, Norwegian flights in Scandinaviahttp://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/3389096-labor-disputes-disrupt-sas-norwegian-flights-scandinavia.html
HELSINKI (AP) — Scandinavian Airlines canceled some 50 flights to and from Denmark on Monday after a four-day protest strike by 1,300 cabin crew members in Denmark, but most had returned to work by the evening, the airline said.
Group spokesman Henrik Edstrom said some flights would still be disrupted on Tuesday with full SAS service expected to resume by...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:18:56 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/3389096-labor-disputes-disrupt-sas-norwegian-flights-scandinavia.html2015-03-02T20:18:56ZHigh court weighs limits on child abuse evidencehttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3389586-high-court-weighs-limits-child-abuse-evidence.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is considering limits on the type of evidence that can be used in child abuse cases, a move that could hamstring prosecutors in domestic violence trials.
The justices on Monday debated whether out-of-court statements that children make to their teachers about abuse can be used as evidence if a child is unable to testify...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:02:35 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3389586-high-court-weighs-limits-child-abuse-evidence.html2015-03-02T20:02:35ZFerguson News Guide: No charges expected for policemanhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3389164-ferguson-news-guide-charges-expected-policeman.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal investigation of the police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, is expected to allege patterns of racial bias in the city's mostly white department. But the probe, nearing release, is likely to stop short of charging the officer whose shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old touched off weeks of protests
The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael ...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:54:08 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3389164-ferguson-news-guide-charges-expected-policeman.html2015-03-02T18:54:08ZNew Saudi king meets Turkey leader amid thaw in relationshttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3389310-saudi-king-meets-turkey-leader-amid-thaw-relations.html
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In a meeting that marks a thaw in diplomatic ties, King Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday discussed regional issues such as the ongoing war in Syria, Iran nuclear talks and turmoil in Yemen.
Relations between the two countries had become tense under the late Saudi King Abdullah, largely due to Erdogan'...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:50:39 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3389310-saudi-king-meets-turkey-leader-amid-thaw-relations.html2015-03-02T17:50:39ZFeyenoord faces racism case for fans' banana incidenthttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3389218-feyenoord-faces-racism-case-fans-banana-incident.html
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has charged Feyenoord with racist behavior by fans who threw an inflatable banana on the pitch during a tense Europa League last-32 match against Roma.
UEFA also charged Roma winger Adem Ljajic on Monday with "provoking spectators" when celebrating the opening goal in Roma's decisive 2-1 win last Thursday. Dozens of fans were...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:10:20 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3389218-feyenoord-faces-racism-case-fans-banana-incident.html2015-03-02T16:10:20ZEurozone gets double dose of mildly positive economic newshttp://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/3388776-eurozone-double-dose-mildly-positive-economic-news.html
LONDON (AP) — The 19-country eurozone got a double dose of mildly positive economic news Monday that will likely be met with relief by the European Central Bank's policymakers as they prepare to hold their next meeting on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Official figures from Eurostat showed that the fall in consumer prices eased notably in February, a...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:45:58 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/3388776-eurozone-double-dose-mildly-positive-economic-news.html2015-03-02T14:45:58ZEnglish police probe reports of soccer fans' racism on trainhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3388982-english-police-probe-reports-soccer-fans-racism-train.html
LONDON (AP) — Police have launched an investigation after reports of racist and abusive behavior from Chelsea fans on a train from London to Manchester.
British Transport Police said officers were called to meet the train as it entered Stoke station, and asked four men to leave the train on Sunday night. The force confirmed it followed "reports of racist ...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:25:27 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3388982-english-police-probe-reports-soccer-fans-racism-train.html2015-03-02T13:25:27ZIran blames West for rise of Islamic State grouphttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3388938-iran-blames-west-rise-islamic-group.html
BERLIN (AP) — Iran's foreign minister has accused the West of fueling Islamic extremism by failing to protect the rights of Muslim immigrants.
Mohammad Javad Zarif told the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday that "a sizeable number" of those joining the Islamic State group and others were second-generation immigrants in western democracies. ...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:54:24 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3388938-iran-blames-west-rise-islamic-group.html2015-03-02T12:54:24ZActivists say Islamic State releases 19 Syrian Christianshttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3387838-activists-islamic-releases-19-syrian-christians.html
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group released at least 19 Christians on Sunday who were among the more than 220 people the militants took captive in northeastern Syria last week, activists and a local leader said.
The news provided a modicum of relief to a Christian Assyrian community that has been devastated by the abductions, which saw Islamic State fi...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:16:03 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3387838-activists-islamic-releases-19-syrian-christians.html2015-03-01T18:16:03ZEgypt court declares part of election law unconstitutionalhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3387340-egypt-court-declares-election-law-unconstitutional.html
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Sunday ruled as unconstitutional a clause in the election law that draws voting districts, a verdict that is almost certain to delay parliamentary elections scheduled to start later this month.
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in a statement that he has ordered the government to adopt the "necessary legislative amendm...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:05:01 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3387340-egypt-court-declares-election-law-unconstitutional.html2015-03-01T18:05:01ZBlatter concerned by Russian soccer racism before World Cuphttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3387466-blatter-concerned-russian-soccer-racism-world-cup.html
HOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter is concerned by a study that highlighted the scale of Russian soccer's racism problem ahead of the 2018 World Cup, warning there "must be some sanctions" if the extremism is not eradicated.
A report produced by the Fare network, an organization that combats discrimination in football, and the M...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:55:34 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3387466-blatter-concerned-russian-soccer-racism-world-cup.html2015-03-01T12:55:34ZEgyptian court declares Hamas a 'terrorist organization'http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3386394-egyptian-court-declares-hamas-terrorist-organization.html
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court declared Hamas a "terrorist organization" on Saturday, further isolating the blockaded rulers of the Gaza Strip once openly welcomed by the country's toppled Islamist-dominated government.
The ruling is unlikely to have any immediate effect on Hamas, still reeling from last summer's war with Israel and choked by an Israeli-E...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:59:31 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3386394-egyptian-court-declares-hamas-terrorist-organization.html2015-02-28T17:59:31ZItaly's anti-immigrant movement brings protest rally to Romehttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3386396-italys-anti-immigrant-movement-brings-protest-rally-to-rome.html
ROME (AP) — The leader of Italy's Northern League brought his anti-Europe, anti-immigrant agenda to Rome Saturday, filling a vast square in the capital with thousands of his supporters and positioning his regional movement for a bid to become a national right-wing force.
Flocking from the north, Matteo Salvini's supporters rallied in Piazza del Popolo. Po...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:39:05 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3386396-italys-anti-immigrant-movement-brings-protest-rally-to-rome.html2015-02-28T17:39:05ZUNICEF: Hundreds of South Sudanese boys believed abductedhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3386470-unicef-hundreds-south-sudanese-boys-believed-abducted.html
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.N. children's agency said on Saturday that hundreds of children were abducted two weeks ago by an armed group in South Sudan that is suspected to have ties with the country's military.
UNICEF had previously said about 89 boys, some as young as 13, were forcibly recruited by an armed group near the town of Malakal, the capita...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:20:30 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3386470-unicef-hundreds-south-sudanese-boys-believed-abducted.html2015-02-28T16:20:30ZPoland's 'Barbie' candidate dashes hope for left's revivalhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3386458-polands-barbie-candidate-dashes-hope-lefts-revival.html
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's main left-wing party was once a major player. It helped bring Poland into the European Union, sent troops to Iraq and let the CIA operate a secret prison for terror suspects.
Today the Democratic Left Alliance — heir to the Cold War-era's Communists — is fighting for its very existence. Corruption scandals and a failure to i...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 15:07:25 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3386458-polands-barbie-candidate-dashes-hope-lefts-revival.html2015-02-28T15:07:25ZStriking Danish cabin crew forces SAS to cancel 30 flights.http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3386428-striking-danish-cabin-crew-forces-sas-to-cancel-30-flights.html
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Scandinavian Airlines says some 30 flights out of Copenhagen have been canceled after members of a Danish cabin crew union walked out to protest the carrier's plan to move 147 employees to a domestic airline that SAS acquired last year.
Group spokeswoman Trine Kromann-Mikkelsen says the strike was "illegal," adding SAS canceled ...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 14:21:59 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3386428-striking-danish-cabin-crew-forces-sas-to-cancel-30-flights.html2015-02-28T14:21:59Z5 things to know about Estonia's parliamentary electionhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/3386200-5-things-to-estonias-parliamentary-election.html
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia's center-right government is being challenged by a party that draws its support from the Baltic country's Russian minority. Here are five things to know about Estonia's parliamentary vote on Sunday:
UKRAINE FACTOR Security is a key concern for Estonian voters following Russia's intervention in Ukraine. Even though Estonia i...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:13:23 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/3386200-5-things-to-estonias-parliamentary-election.html2015-02-28T10:13:23ZBlack Madam: Model hired me to plump her posteriorhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3384876-black-madam-model-hired-to-plump-posterior.html
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A hip-hop artist charged with killing a London break dancer with an illegal buttocks injection name-dropped her way through testimony Friday, saying one of the celebrities who sought her out became "a walking billboard" for her work.
Padge-Victoria Windslowe claimed model Amber Rose started receiving injections from her before she beca...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 01:48:13 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3384876-black-madam-model-hired-to-plump-posterior.html2015-02-28T01:48:13ZAttackers in Bangladesh hack to death American bloggerhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3384634-attackers-bangladesh-hack-to-death-american-blogger.html
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism was hacked to death as he walked through Bangladesh's capital with his wife, police said Friday.
The attack Thursday night on Avijit Roy, a Bangladesh-born U.S. citizen, occurred on a crowded sidewalk as he and his wife, Rafida Ahmed, were ...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:39:33 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3384634-attackers-bangladesh-hack-to-death-american-blogger.html2015-02-27T20:39:33ZHungary's premier rejects immigration, multicultural societyhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3384894-hungarys-premier-rejects-immigration-multicultural-society.html
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban denounced multiculturalism and liberalism Friday and vowed to fight a rising wave of migration that he said is threatening to turn his country into a "refugee camp."
In his annual state of the nation speech, Orban called a multicultural society "a delusion" and defended his conservative govern...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:19:28 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/3384894-hungarys-premier-rejects-immigration-multicultural-society.html2015-02-27T18:19:28ZRussian soccer stadiums a throwback to 1980s Englandhttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3385052-russian-soccer-stadiums-throwback-to-1980s-england.html
Watching a football match in Russia often carries echoes of the grim era of hooliganism in 1980s Britain.
There are crumbling stadiums, sparse crowds, clashes between hardcore fans and police, and despite a recent ban, often a pervasive smell of cigarette smoke. Also, as shown Friday in a report by an anti-discrimination groupers, pervasive racism is dire...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:29:23 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/3385052-russian-soccer-stadiums-throwback-to-1980s-england.html2015-02-27T17:29:23ZSouth African business owners petrol bomb immigrant shophttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3381594-south-african-business-owners-petrol-bomb-immigrant-shop.html
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say a foreigner was seriously injured when his shop was petrol bombed.
The man's shop was attacked by South African small business owners on Thursday night, said police spokesman Kay Makhubela on Friday. He said police arrested nine South Africans, who were demanding that the foreigner close his shop and leave the ...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:42:08 GMThttp://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/3381594-south-african-business-owners-petrol-bomb-immigrant-shop.html2015-02-27T16:42:08Z